Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Community Frailty Practitioner to join the Support to Care Homes Team based in Solihull. The team provides educational and clinical support to staff and residents in Nursing and Residential homes in line with the Enhanced Support to Care Home Framework. The aim of the service is to reduce the number of unnecessary hospital admissions and improve the quality and standards of care. To provide clinical expertise to maintain resident's health and to support and empower care home employees.
The Team is currently collaborating with partners on new initiatives making this role an exciting and forward-thinking place to be. We are looking for initiative-taking individuals with excellent communication skills and a passion for improving the quality of care. The ideal candidate will be innovative and invested in all aspects of older adult care and be a collaborator in the promotion of quality and standards in line with patients' needs and preferences.
You will work in partnership with primary care to provide expert clinical case management for patients with complex care needs and frailty who are at risk of deteriorating health that may result in a decline in their quality of life. This includes assessing, diagnosing, prescribing, and implementing a range of core interventions with an emphasis on avoiding inappropriate hospital admission or an unnecessary longer length of hospitalisation. A teaching and assessing qualification is recommended.
Main duties of the job
Community experience at Band 6 is desirable. Communication skills must be of a high standard along with well-developed interpersonal skills, which facilitates relationships with patients, carers and MDT
Applicants must be able to demonstrate clinical judgement and decision making, assessment, diagnosis and planning of individual care needs. You will work in partnership with patients, families, and MDT to deliver evidence-based care that is both proactive and responsive to your patient's needs. You will work as a key practitioner in the co-ordination of patient care, therefore the ability to identify where an MDT approach is needed is essential
You will have experience of effective caseload management, leadership and change management. You will work as part of a busy team and must be able to manage your time effectively, prioritise your workload and be able to work under pressure to meet deadlines and time restraints.
Data analysis aids the team to support care homes clinically and educationally, the post holder will be responsible for analysing and interpreting data. Candidates should also have some experience in designing and delivering teaching packages. Experience of developing clinical guidelines, policies and integrated care plans is an advantage. An interest in improving quality is essential for this role and candidates must be willing to undertake clinical audits
Ability to travel across the Solihull borough and therefore a car driver/owner is essential for this role
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register. -- ( field dependent upon role )
- *Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
- *Non-medical prescriber or willing to work towards ( where applicable to role )
- *Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC.
- *Evidence of CPD in management of Long-Term Conditions
- *Teaching and assessing qualification/ recognised mentorship course.
Desirable
- *Non-medical prescribing qualification
- *Holistic health assessment /advanced assessment skills
- *Modules including Advanced Health Assessment, Frailty and V300 Prescribing. Experience of Community Services, Chronic disease management and a full range of clinical skills.
Experience
Essential
- *Significant post registration experience within practice related field to role applied for.
- *Demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care delivered to patients.
- *Experience of effective caseload management
- *Effective leadership and change management experience
- *Experience in facilitating professional development of other staff and ability to motivate others
- *Experience in designing and delivering teaching packages.
- *Experience in collection, collation and analysis of data for clinical audit and research
- *Evidence of ability to professionally lead/ manage a team of staff.
- *Evidence of delivering change management.
- *Experience of working in a multidisciplinary and cross agency work environment.
- *Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance.
Desirable
- *Experience of developing clinical guidelines, policies and integrated care plans
- *Experience of Community Services, Chronic disease management and a full range of clinical skills are desirable.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Flexible to meet the needs of the service
- *Hold a full UK driving licence and business insurance as there will be a requirement to travel across the Solihull Borough to visit care homes, GP practices, Community Nursing bases, hospital sites and other locations within this role.
- *Ability to work a varied shift pattern and or across UHB sites and the Community settings where required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register. -- ( field dependent upon role )
- *Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
- *Non-medical prescriber or willing to work towards ( where applicable to role )
- *Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC.
- *Evidence of CPD in management of Long-Term Conditions
- *Teaching and assessing qualification/ recognised mentorship course.
Desirable
- *Non-medical prescribing qualification
- *Holistic health assessment /advanced assessment skills
- *Modules including Advanced Health Assessment, Frailty and V300 Prescribing. Experience of Community Services, Chronic disease management and a full range of clinical skills.
Experience
Essential
- *Significant post registration experience within practice related field to role applied for.
- *Demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care delivered to patients.
- *Experience of effective caseload management
- *Effective leadership and change management experience
- *Experience in facilitating professional development of other staff and ability to motivate others
- *Experience in designing and delivering teaching packages.
- *Experience in collection, collation and analysis of data for clinical audit and research
- *Evidence of ability to professionally lead/ manage a team of staff.
- *Evidence of delivering change management.
- *Experience of working in a multidisciplinary and cross agency work environment.
- *Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance.
Desirable
- *Experience of developing clinical guidelines, policies and integrated care plans
- *Experience of Community Services, Chronic disease management and a full range of clinical skills are desirable.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Flexible to meet the needs of the service
- *Hold a full UK driving licence and business insurance as there will be a requirement to travel across the Solihull Borough to visit care homes, GP practices, Community Nursing bases, hospital sites and other locations within this role.
- *Ability to work a varied shift pattern and or across UHB sites and the Community settings where required.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
